Going into the 5A state football championship game against Orem on Thursday at Rice-Eccles Stadium, Springville will lean into its foundation. That foundation is based on its physical running game and defense, along with solid special teams play. This, along with limiting mistakes and ...
Before the start of the 2025 season, Orem football coach Lance Reynolds Jr. took his players up the canyon near the Provo River for a team building activity. He called it an “ambush bonfire.” “Everybody brings something they can throw into the bonfire,” Reynolds said. “It’s ...
Given the school's history in athletic excellence, it's somewhat easy to overlook the uncommon challenges Lone Peak football had to overcome this season in earning yet another slot in the 6A state championship game. The Knights will square off versus Corner Canyon on Thursday as one of the ...
In the Daily Herald's football preview to start the season, yours truly predicted that two Utah Valley teams would be hoisting gold trophies when the dust settled in November. I am still standing by that prediction. Of course, one is guaranteed when Springville takes on Orem in the 5A final ...
LAYTON — Four days after Layton Christian senior and Egypt native Omar Mowafak announced his commitment to Utah Valley University, the 6-foot-8 forward put together quite the home debut against Lone Peak on Tuesday night. Mowafak and Gabriel Sularski dropped 18 points apiece in leading the ...
Dominating ball control from the outset, timely execution made on both sides of the ball, along with one of the most spectacular interceptions you'll ever see at any level all combined to give Lone Peak a 13-7 win over Skyridge and a trip to the 6A state championship. All of it was unfolded ...
The dream of taking state is over for the Provo football team as the Bulldogs were defeated by top-seeded Ridgeline 48-22 in the 4A semifinals Thursday night. As the No. 5 seed Provo actually started off the game strong as Teave Brown secured an interception and returned it 12 yards to set ...
An immensely-talented and disrespected team can prove dangerous, and Orem football certainly proved as much on Thursday at Rice-Eccles Stadium, trouncing No. 1 seed West 34-7 in 5A state semifinal action. Orem entering state championship play after being assigned the No. 4 seed, a fact that ...
SALT LAKE CITY — Springville head football coach Dave Valeti said senior running back/defensive end Tua Naufahu has “warrior blood.” There’s a lot of that going around on the Red Devils side. Naufuau ran for 83 yards and a touchdown and also led his No. 3 seeded team with ten ...
On Friday, the Rice-Eccles Stadium at the University of Utah will host two 6A state semifinals with one 4A game to follow. One of these 6A games will feature No. 6 seed Lone Peak (7-4) vs. No. 2 seed Skyridge (9-2). Each team has a bit of revenge on its mind as it enters this gridiron ...
